“Self-assertion and its relationship with parental acceptance/rejection among the preparatory year male/female students in El-Imam Mohamed ben Saud University”

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the type of relationship between self-assertion and parental acceptance / rejection as the methods of parenting are realized by male and female students of the preparatory year at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. In order to reveal the type of correlation between these variables, the researcher sought to compare between the sample members for both self-assertion and parental acceptance / rejection, in light of the variables of gender (male / female) and the economic / social level of the family (high / low) , Where the members of the total sample of the research were homogeneous in that they all lived in cohesive and healthy houses. The study sample consisted of (400) students from the preparatory year at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, of which 200 male students and 200 female students. The researcher used the descriptive method with its correlative and comparative methods. After testing the hypotheses, the results statistically indicated a positive correlation between the warmth, love and self-assurance of university students of both gender..The results showed that male students were found to have better self-assertion than their female peers. The results also indicated that the socio-economic highs of both gender have better self-affirmation than the low socio-economic level, and there are no differences between the sample of students due to the socio-economic variable (high/low). The researcher made several practical and scientific recommendations.